Fantastic question! And not just because I am inside today recovering from an attempted pre-dawn run in which I met a "laundry wall of scent" and had to turn around. 5:30 is a high time for folks running dryers.
While I can't answer using bikes, our approach to "stuff" is after we have used it and know it no longer is a fit, to happily pass it on free of charge to folks after getting into the best condition we can. Washers, dryers, furniture (shifting to floor living meant a lot of furniture was no longer needed!), clothing, food, etc. It goes to friends, or charity. It is a wondrous way to realize the abundance we are blessed with. So a bike I no longer needed would go to someone I knew could use it. (My wife is now telling me that's what we did with the two "trial" bikes I used in testing out the concept of if/how I could even ride a bike. With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 10:31:45 AM UTC-7, Minh wrote: > > Apologies for the overly philosophical topic today, it's cold and rainy in > Washington DC. > > I've started the yearly bike maint. projects i've put off for the year, > and as is the norm for me i always take stock to decide if my bike corner > has gotten a little out of hand (finding the overlapping parts, bags, bits > and bobs i ended up not using). > > One thing i'm stuck on is when it's time to pass a bike on? None of my > bikes are 100% overlap, but a few have some overlap at the edges, some have > sentimental value, etc. There is no financial motivation since none of > them are overly precious, there is a bit of space motiviation (but i live > alone so not that much!) > > What do you do in such a position? Ship the bike to someone else (the > proverbial dropping the dog off at the farm). Do you move it along without > a second thought? If you do move it on, do you take into consideration > where it's going? Friends? Family? Co-op? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
